Amrit Pathak gives us a run-down of the foundations of modern atheism. Atheism, defined as belief in the absence of any God or gods, has long been a topic of philosophical inquiry. In recent years, ...

Once upon a time, not so long ago, atheism was the belief system that dared not speak its name. Even the most ardent skeptic paid lip service to faith, or at least to the blessings that mankind ...

Now nearly 30 percent of the population, the Nones include atheists, agnostics and people who say they’re no faith in particular. According to new data from the Public Religion Research ...

While many turn to religion for answers about what happens after we die, atheists often seek alternative explanations. There are many people who don’t believe in a higher power or supernatural ...

Andrew Likoudis questions the basis of some popular atheist arguments. Proving or disproving the existence of God is predominantly a matter for reason, rather than ...

Arcade Fire summarized the feeling in a later song titled “The Suburbs”: My earliest atheism was not one of conviction. That would come later. Rather, it was one of habit—a pattern of life ...

Religious believers are no more generous than atheists—at least as long as they don't know what the recipient believes in. Finding this out increases generosity significantly, mainly because ...

Some years ago, the Telegraph reported on its campaign to remove Christianity from Christmas celebrations in American state schools. But it seems that this association of ‘atheists, agnostics and ...

As religiously unaffiliated people become a larger and larger portion of the US population, scholars are noticing a rise in atheist/humanist/agnostic gatherings that mirror some of the ...

The rights of atheists should be protected under the constitution unless their actions violate the rights of others or are forbidden by law, the High Court has ruled. Justice Lawrence Mugambi ruled ...

A Nativity scene erected downtown Kelowna has drawn the ire of the Kelowna Atheists, Skeptics, and Humanists Association. The group, KASHA for short, has asked the City of Kelowna to remove a sign ...